Like most second-tier Archie artifacts (Archifacts) from the ’70s, I find the Spire books endlessly fascinating, especially with their portrayal of Betty totally going steady with Jesus. That’s gotta make for a pretty awkward night at the movies.

I own these comics, and the worst/best one in my opinion has Mr. Weatherbee dressed as a nazi, flying a blimp.

Chris, have you ever read the mainstream Archie story where he and Betty get stranded and have to share a motel room for the night? Mr. Cooper shows up and assumes that they now have to get married. It is one of my all-time favorite stories. I got it in a box lot of Spire comics. It is easily worth the $5 I paid for the box!

Also, The Cross and the Switchblade is an amazing piece of comic art. The dialogue is only slightly more unintelligible than early Spider-Slang.